Cynthia Lapp
Do We Really Want A King?
Speaker: Cynthia Lapp
We are living through a particularly poignant season where we do well to ponder our Christian faith with new urgency. And though the biblical text may seem archaic and outdated, […]
Nevertheless She Persisted
Speaker: Cynthia Lapp
It has been a week. On Monday, I joined a beautiful cross section of folks from the Poor People’s Campaign in a morning of preparation and then a rally on […]
Love, Life, and Laying It Down
Speaker: Cynthia Lapp
Last week we heard some verses from I John about love. Today the lectionary gives us more love in I John and John. While Love is foundational to faith, it […]
Trusting Doubt
Speaker: Cynthia Lapp
Today is the Sunday after Easter but this great Thomas story begins last Sunday evening. And the story the disciples tell the absent Thomas is pretty incredible. They are hiding, […]
The Jesus Koans
Speaker: Cynthia Lapp
During Lent, our theme of covenant has taken us in various directions. Michelle shared the Jeremiah text with the children in Children’s Church. Michelle showed them how you can write […]
Create Covenant
Speaker: Cynthia Lapp
Good morning friends. It seems hard to start right in on covenant when a broken covenant is the elephant in the room. This country is reeling from yet one more […]
Call and Response
Speaker: Cynthia Lapp
Call. It is a word that I used to dread, especially in seminary. It was expected that we understood our call, that we could explain our call. I wasn’t even […]
The Vulnerability of the Magnificat
Speaker: Cynthia Lapp
I love Mary’s Magnificat. Bach’s setting is a particular favorite, though one might ponder how the short song of a “humble servant of God” ends up as a glorious half […]
Sheep in the Royal Reign: Christ the King/Christa the Queen/Christus the Royal Sunday
Speaker: Cynthia Lapp
In this season of gratitude, I am grateful for another chance to listen to and wrestle with and learn from and a familiar text from the gospel of Matthew. I […]
Heart and Soul, Mind and Strength, Neighbor and Self
Speaker: Cynthia Lapp
Last week, at the congregational retreat, we did activities that invited us to use our bodies, minds and spirits. We will soon get a few pictures on the website and […]